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    Kura Oncology Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Leadership Update, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders, Financial Statements and Exhibits

    6/6/25 4:05:18 PM ET
    $KURA
    Biotechnology: Pharmaceutical Preparations
    Health Care
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    8-K
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    UNITED STATES

    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

    WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

    FORM 8-K

    CURRENT REPORT

    Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

    Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2025

    KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.

    (Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

    Delaware

    001-37620

    61-1547851

    (State or Other Jurisdiction

    of Incorporation)

    (Commission File Number)

    (IRS Employer

    Identification No.)

     

     

     

    12730 High Bluff Drive, Suite 400, San Diego, CA

    92130

    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

    (Zip Code)

    Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (858) 500-8800

    N/A

    (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

    ☐

    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

    ☐

    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

    ☐

    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

    Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

    Title of each class

    Trading Symbol(s)

    Name of each exchange on which registered

    Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

    KURA

    The Nasdaq Global Select Market

    Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    Emerging growth company ☐

    If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

     

     

     


     

    Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

    (e) On April 8, 2025, our Board of Directors (the “Board”), upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee of the Board, amended the Kura Oncology, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the “2014 Plan”), subject to stockholder approval, to, among other things, increase the number of shares of our common stock authorized for issuance under the 2014 Plan by 4,750,000 shares (the “Amended 2014 Plan”). On June 5, 2025, our stockholders approved the Amended 2014 Plan.

    A complete copy of the Amended 2014 Plan is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1. The above summary of the Amended 2014 Plan does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such exhibit.

    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

    On June 5, 2025, we held our Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). As of the close of business on April 7, 2025, the record date for the Annual Meeting, there were 80,777,643 shares of common stock outstanding, of which 70,634,576 shares of common stock were present virtually or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.

    At the Annual Meeting, stockholders:

    (1) elected Helen Collins, M.D., Thomas Malley and Carol Schafer as Class II directors to hold office until our 2028 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal;

    (2) ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025;

    (3) approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to our named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement; and

    (4) approved our Amended 2014 Plan.

    The following sets forth detailed information regarding the final results of the voting for the Annual Meeting (with any fractional share amounts rounded to the nearest whole number):

    Proposal 1. Election of Directors

    Name of Director Elected

    For

    Withheld

    Broker Non-Votes

    Helen Collins, M.D.

    55,377,590

    9,392,655

    5,864,331

    Thomas Malley

    53,300,572

    11,469,673

    5,864,331

    Carol Schafer

     

    55,407,228

     

    9,363,017

     

    5,864,331

    Proposal 2. Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

    For

    Against

    Abstain

    Broker Non-Votes

    70,490,630

     

    72,936

     

    71,010

    —

    Proposal 3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation

    For

    Against

    Abstain

    Broker Non-Votes

    63,155,796

     

    1,522,754

     

    91,695

    5,864,331

    Proposal 4. Approval of our Amended 2014 Plan

    For

    Against

    Abstain

    Broker Non-Votes

    53,050,063

     

    11,634,755

     

    85,427

    5,864,331

    Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d) Exhibits.

    Exhibit No.

    Description

     

     

    99.1

    Kura Oncology, Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan and Forms of Option Agreement, Notice of Exercise and Stock Option Grant Notice thereunder.

     

     

    104

    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


     

     


     

    SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

     

    KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.

    Date: June 6, 2025

    By:

    /s/ Teresa Bair

    Teresa Bair

    Chief Legal Officer

     

     

     


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